Dr. Angela Kaida appointed Scientific Director of CIHR Institute of Gender and Health

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December 15, 2022 — Ottawa, Ontario — Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Today, Dr. Michael J. Strong, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, announced that Dr. Angela Kaida has been appointed Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health for a term of four years, effective January 1, 2023.

Dr. Angela Kaida is a global health epidemiologist and community-based researcher at Simon Fraser University where she is an SFU Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences  
and the Canada Research Chair in Global Perspectives on HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health. She leads a global research program focused on factors and environments that increase vulnerability or protect sexual and reproductive health in the context of HIV. Dr. Kaida works closely with community leaders and decision makers to integrate research evidence into health policy and programming with special attention to social and gender equity. In 2022, she was elected as a Member of the Royal Society College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

The Institute of Gender and Health is one of CIHR’s thirteen Institutes. As Scientific Director, Dr. Kaida will develop and advance research and training initiatives that address gender and health research priorities in Canada while supporting the implementation of CIHR’s Strategic Plan. During Dr. Kaida’s term, the Institute will be based at Simon Fraser University.

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“On behalf of CIHR, I am delighted to welcome Dr. Kaida to CIHR’s leadership team. Dr. Kaida’s experience and commitment to research excellence will be invaluable in taking the Institute of Gender and Health forward in shaping research priorities in gender, sex, and health research in Canada. I look forward to working with her as we pursue our vision of the best health for all through our CIHR Strategic Plan.”

Dr. Michael J. Strong
President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research

“We are in an exciting time for Gender and Health science, and I am deeply honoured to help shape the Canadian health research vision and response. In my experience with community-engaged research, embracing a Sex and Gender-based analysis+ (SGBA+) approach inclusive of racial identity and experience, gender diversity, sexual orientation, and other intersecting identities offers tremendous potential for sophisticated and necessary learnings about how to improve health for all.”

Dr. Angela Kaida
Incoming Scientific Director, CIHR Institute of Gender and Health

“Dr. Kaida’s work at SFU has made an incredible impact on our students and community, and I am excited for her to continue advancing gender and health research in this new role. As former scientific director for the Institute of Gender and Health, I have every confidence that Dr. Kaida’s leadership will lead to better health outcomes across the country.”

Dr. Joy Johnson
President and Vice-Chancellor, Simon Fraser University 

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